248 Bankrupts.-Editor's Letter Box. Tunnicliffe, Jeremiah, Shelford, Stafford, Retail Brewer. Buildings, Gray's Inn: Aspinall, Ridgefield, Manches ter. June 20. Walmsley, John, and William Walmsley, Heaton Norris, Milne & Co., [From London Gazette of Friday, July 14.] MASTERS EXTRAORDINARY IN CHANCERY. Langley, William Henry, Bristol. Brown, Sarah, Cambridge, Butcher. Adcock, Cambridge: side. Carter, John, Rumbridge, Eling, Southampton, Tanner. Gough, John Wood, Dursley, Gloucester, Stationer. Pope. Irvine, George, New Shoreham, Sussex, Timber Merchant. Lewis, Seth Phillips, Dark Gate, Carmarthen. Morris & ampton Street, Bloomsbury. Rose, William, Dover Street, Piccadilly, Hotel Keeper and Wine Merchant. Groom, Off. Ass.: Sydney, New Lon don Street, Fenchurch Street. Schaap, John Michael, and John Michael Dankaerts, George Tabberer, Thomas, Birmingham, Cheesemonger. Sharpe & Martin, Horace, Battle, Sussex. DISSOLUTIONS OF PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. Scholefield, John, and William Hoft, Horbury, York, Attorneys, Solicitors, and Conveyancers. THE EDITOR'S LETTER BOX. Jesse, Joseph Ablett, and Edward Worthington, Manches- THE Thirteen Volumes of the Legal Observer ter, Attorneys, Solicitors and Conveyancers. BANKRUPTS. and the Two Volumes of the Monthly Record already published, form a complete History of the Law for the last seven years. They contain among many other things.-1. All the 2. All the important Acts of Parliament. Townshend, Arrowsmith, Joseph, Birmingham, Japanner. Norton & Co. Inn. Leeds. Manchester: Hall & Co., Verulam Buildings, Gray's New Bills which have not passed into Law. 3, The fullest information on the leading subjects Carver, William, Horsforth, and also of Idle, York, Grocer, Draper, Flour Dealer and Shopkeeper. Bignold & Co., relating to Law Reform; as Local Courts, Bridge Street, Blackfriars: Richardson, Leeds: Wood, General Registry, Imprisonment for Debt, Dickinson, William, and Thomas Throp, Blackburn, Lan- Chancery and Bankruptcy Reform, &c. &c. caster, Ironfounders and Machine Makers. Norris & 4. Reviews of all Publications connected with Co., Bartlett's Buildings, Holborn: Haworth, Blackor bearing on the Law. 5. Reports of ComHolland, Thomas, Birmingham, Iron Tube Manufacturer.mittees and Commissioners, Parliamentary Fot, Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Abbott & Co., Charlotte Returns. 6. Legal Biography, including MeStreet, Bedford Square. Hardman, John, Kearsley, Lancaster, Shopkeeper and Re-moirs of all eminent Lawyers who have died tailer of Beer. Barker, Gray's Inn Square: Woodhouse & Co., Bolton. Haworth, George, Crawshaw Booth, Whalley, Lancaster; and William Haworth, of Manchester, Calico Printers and Warehousemen. Messrs. Baxter, Lincoln's Inn Fields: Sale, Manchester. burn. Minshall, Thomas, Worthing, Sussex, Broker and Auc- Upward, Henry, Great Saint Helens, London, Wine Mer- or retired in the last seven years, with many others. 7. All the late Rules and Orders of Court. 8. Dissertations and Cases connected with Conveyancing and Property Law. 9. The Law of Attorneys. 10. Practical Points of General Interest. 11. Remarkable Trials, ancient and modern. 12. The Laws of other Countries. 13. Early Reports of Decisions, by Barristers of the several Courts, &c. &c. The Letters of W. F., on the Wills Act, Off. Ass.: Williamson & Co., Luton: Taylor, Feather-will probably appear next week. stone Buildings. The suggestions of "A Subscriber," regarding the Analytical Digest, shall be attended. to. As already observed, we think that the subject of the Attendance at Attorneys' Offices, has been for the present sufficiently discussed. The suggestion of M. shall be considered: the purport of the several acts, however, were stated from time to time as they passed. THE returns for England, Wales, and Scotland are now completed, so far as our profession is concerned. Lawyers, as we have already had occasion to remark, rarely attempt to represent a county. The boroughs, as a general rule, send them “ up," and the present Parliament will not be an exception. We believe that in no instance on this occasion has a claim been made by any member of the profession to the representation of a county. We shall now endeavour to furnish complete lists of the result of the present contest, so far as the profession is concerned; and we may say with sincerity, that, as we have no political bias whatever, we sincerely rejoice with every man who has been successful, and as sincerely condole with every man who has this time been disappointed. The lawyers are, in our opinion, the plums of the pudding; and the greater number that are returned, the more we are pleased, and the better we think of the Parliament. The first list, No. I., is a list of members who are lawyers in actual practice, and the places which they represent. Those marked are new members: * Aglionby, H. A. ... Jervis, John....... (LL.D.) Rolfe, Sir R. M. (S. G.)..... Scarlett, Hon. R. C. *Stewart, James Talfourd, Serjt. Villiers, C. P. Wylde, Serjt. (K.S.) .... Chester. Cambridge Univer. Tower Hamlets. Oxford (City). Ripon. Penryn & Falmouth. Newark. No. I. Sheffield. Campbell, Sir John, VOL. XIV.-No. 412. Edinburgh. Leicester. Oxford (City). Exeter. The third list, No. Candidates who have not been successful this time. No. III. 250 Leicester. ... Durham. Goulburn, Serjt. Knight, J. L. (K.C.) Roebuck, J. A...... Spankie, Serjt.(KS) Changes in the Law. council respectively shall cause a copy of every such shedule to be deposited with the clerk of the peace of such county, riding, division, district, or borough, and one other copy thereof to be delivered to every coroner acting in and Cambridge (Town). for such county, riding, division, district, or Marylebone. Maldon. Bath. Bury. Truro. THIS act passed on the 15 July, 1837, and is intituled "An Act to provide for payment of the expences of holding coroner's inquests." It recites that the holding of coroners' inquests on dead bodies is attended with divers necessary expences, for the payment whereof no certain provision is made by law, and such expences have usually been discharged without any lawful authority for that purpose out of the monies levied for the relief of the poor; and it is expedient to make adequate legal provision for the payment of such expences: It is therefore enacted as follows: borough as aforesaid; and whenever any inquest shall be holden on any dead body the coroner holding the same shall immediately after the termination of the proceedings advance and pay all expences reasonably incurred in and about the holding thereof, not exceeeding the sums set forth in the said schedule, and which sums so advanced and paid shall be repaid to the said coroner in manner hereinafter mentioned: Provided that until such schedule as aforesaid shall have been made the coroner shall advance and pay, at his discretion, all reasonable expences of holding every inquest within the limits of his jurisdiction, and shall be repaid the amount thereof, in the same manner as if the sums so paid had been included in a schedule duly made according to the provisions of this act. (s. 1.) thereof shall be repaid to the said coroner in manner hereinafter mentioned. (s. 2.) Coroners to pay Medical Witnesses.-That so much of the said act passed in the last session of parliament as directs the Coroner to make out an order on the churchwardens and overseers of the parish in which any death shall have happened for payment of the remunera tion or fee payable under the provisions of that act to any medical practitioner, and as directs such churchwardens and overseers to pay the same out of the funds collected for the relief of the poor of such parish, shall be and the the coroner shall, immediately after the termi same is hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof nation of the proceedings at any inquest, advance and pay such remuneration or fee to every medical witness summoned under the Schedule to be made of Fees payable on hold-provisions of the said act, and the amount ing Inquests. That the justices of the peace for every county, riding, division, or district in England and Wales, in general or quarter Coroners of Counties to lay their Accounts sessions assembled, shall, at the general or before the Sessions, and Coroners of Boroughs quarter sessions of the peace to be holden next to lay them before the Town Council. The Coafter the passing of this act, or at some subse- roner to be repaid out of the County Rates or quent general or quarter sessions, and the town the Borough Fund.-That every coroner act council of every borough having a coroner shalling in and for any county, riding, division, or at the quarterly meeting of such council which district shall, within four months after holding shall beholden next after the passing of this act, any inquest, cause a full and true account of or at some subsequent quarterly meeting there- all sums paid by him under the provisions of of, make or cause to be made a schedule of this act, including all sums paid to any medi the several fees, allowances, and disbursements cal witness as aforesaid, to be laid before the which, on the holding of any inquest on any justices of the peace of such county, riding, dead body within such county, riding, division, division, or district in general or quarter ses district, or borough, may be lawfully paid and sions assembled, or at any adjournment thereof; made by the coroner holding such inquest and every coroner of any borough shall, within (other than the fees payable to medical wit-four months after holding any inquest, cause a nesses under and by virtue of 6 & 7 W. 4, c. 89, intituled An Act to provide for the Attendance and Remuneration of Medical Witnesses at Coroners' Inquests; and it shall be lawful for such justices in general or quarter sessions assembled, and for such town council at any such quarterly meeting as aforesaid, from time to time to alter and vary such schedule as to such justices and town council respectively may seem fit; and the said justices and town full and true account of all sums paid by him under the provisions of this act, including as aforesaid, to be laid before the town council of such borough; and all such accounts shall be accompanied by such vouchers as under the circumstances may to such justices or council respectively seem reasonable; and such justices or council respectively may, if they shall think fit, examine the said coroner on oath as to such account, and on being satisfied of the Changes in the Law.-The New Franking Act. correctness thereof, such justices or council respectively shall make an order on the treasurer of the said county, riding, division, or district, or of the said borough (as the case may be), for payment to the said coroner not only of the sum due to him on such account, but also of a sum of six shillings and eight-pence for every inquest holden by him as aforesaid, over and above all other fees and allowances to which he is now by law entitled; and the treasurer of any county, riding, division, or district on whom any such order shall be made shall, out of the monies in his hands arising from the county rates, and the treasurer of any borough on whom any such order shall be made shall, out of the monies in his hands on account of the borough fund, pay to the said coroner the sum mentioned in such order, without any abatement or deduction whatever; and every such treasurer shall, on passing his accounts, be allowed all sums which he shall pay in pursuance of any such order as aforesaid. (s. 3.) Act applicable to London.-That this act and the several provisions herein contained shall extend and be applicable to the city of London and the town and borough of Southwark. (s. 4.) Act may be altered.-That this act may be altered or repealed by any act in this present session of parliament. (s. 5.) THE NEW FRANKING ACT. By the 1 Vict. c. 36, the privilege of franking letters is defined and declared. The privilege, so far as it relates to members of Parliament, commenced on Wednesday last; the other classes are not affected by the sitting of parliament. We shall give such of the clauses as are of general interest at length. 1. The act is to come into operation on the same day as the 1 Vict. c. 32, (the General Post Office Act). 2. Her Majesty's letters are to be free. 3.-Letters of certain officers free.-That the letters of the undermentioned classes of persons transmitted by post, either to or from them, shall, subject to the conditions herein. after stated, be exempt from postage : CLASS I. Members of each House of Parliament. CLASS II. Clerk of the Parliament. The Clerk Assistant of the House of The Reading Clerk of the House of The Clerk of the House of Commons. 251 The Chief Clerk without Doors of the House of Commons (who receives the fees and pays the officers of the House). CLASS III. The Secretaries and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. The Postmaster General, the Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the Postmaster General, in England. CLASS IV. The Lord High Chancellor of Great Bri- The Speaker of the House of Commons. The Cominissioners of the Treasury. The President and Vice President of the The Clerks of Her Majesty's Most Hon- The First Commissioner of Woods and The President of the Board of Commis- The Surveyors of the Post Office in En- The Secretary of the Postmaster General in Scotland. The Surveyors of the Post Office in Scot- The Commander in Chief of her Majesty's The Secretary to the Commander in Chief tain. The Master General of the Board of One of the Secretaries of the said Master The Adjutant General of her Majesty's The Secretary at War. The Deputy Secretary at War. The Commissioners of the Admiralty. And his or their Chief Secretary, Under | liament or at the lobby of the house of parlia Secretary, and Private Secretary res- CLASS V. The Lord Chancellor of Ireland. ment of which he shall be a member; and all printed votes and proceedings in parliament and printed parliamentary papers shall be sent without covers, or in covers open at the sides, The Surveyors of the Post Office in Ire- and shall be signed by the privileged person land. CLASS VI. sending them, in the manner heretofore practised; and all petitions shall be sent without covers, or in covers open at the sides; and The respective Departments and Offices the power of receiving votes and proceedings mentioned in the First column of shall be restricted to the places within the schedule (A.), in respect of the official | United Kingdom of which the privileged percorrespondence of such departments son shall have previously given notice to the postmaster general, either at London or Dublin. and offices. CLASS VII. Persons being at the head of the several departments and offices mentioned in the first column of schedule (B.), in respect of their official correspondence. CLASS VIII. The persons mentioned in the third column of schedule (C.), in respect of their official correspondence. CLASS IX. The several officers herein-after specified belonging to the offices mentioned in the first column of schedule (D.), in respect of the official correspondence of such offices. CLASS X. 5 Extent and Conditions of Privilege of 2d Class-That the privilege of the persons of the second class shall extend both to letters and parliamentary proceedings and papers, and shall be subject to the regulations and restrictions to which that of the first class is subject, except as to the number of such letters, which shall be without limit, and except as to the weight of such letters, which shall not exceed two ounces each. 6. Extent and Conditions of Privilege of 3d Class.-That the privilege of the members of the third class shall extend to the sending and receiving all letters, without limit as to either number or weight; and with respect to letters sent by them it shall be unnecessary to insert in the superscription the name of the post when sent, but nevertheless the whole supertown, or the date of the day, month, or year scription shall be of the handwriting of the person sending the same. Commissioners, whether for permanent or temporary purposes, appointed by act of parliament or appointed by her Majesty's letters patent, to which com7. Extent of Privilege of 4th Class.—That missioners the privilege is granted by the privilege of the members of the fourth this or by any subsequent act, in res-class shall extend to the sending and receiving pect of their corresponder ce relating all letters, without limit as to either number to the business of their commission. or weight. 4. Extent and Conditions of Privilege of 1st Class.-That the privilege of the persons of the first class shall last no longer than during the session of parliament, and forty days before a summons, or forty days after a prorogation; and the privilege shall extend to the sending of ten letters every day, each not exceeding an ounce in weight, to places within the United Kingdom; and to the receipt from places within the United Kingdom of fifteen letters every day, each not exceeding the same weight; and to the power of receiving and sending printed votes and proceedings in parliament from and to places within the United Kingdom; and to receiving petitions addressed | to either house of parliament, not exceeding six ounces in weight each; but in order to exempt the above-mentioned letters and papers from postage the following conditions shall be observed :-Every letter sent shall be subject to the same conditions as are hereinafter expressed with regard to the letters of all persons of the first five classes having the privilege of franking; and every letter received shall be directed either to the place where the privileged person shall actually be at the time of the delivery thereof, or at his usual place of residence in London, or at the house of par 8. Extent of Privilege of 5th Class -That the privilege of the members of the fifth class shall extend to the sending and receiving of all letters to and from places within Ireland, without limit as to either number or weight. 9. Conditions to be observed by the first five Classes in regard to Letters sent by them.—That all letters sent by privileged persons of the foregoing five classes shall, except so far as has been excepted in reference to the members of the third class, be subject to the following conditions:-The whole superscription shall be of the handwriting of the privileged person sending the same, and shall contain the name of such person, together with the name of the post town from which the same is intended to be sent, and the day, month, and year when the same shall be put into the post office, the day of the month to be in words at length, and the whole direction and superscription to be of the handwriting of the privileged person; and every such letter shall be put into the general post office or other post office, or into a receiving house or place appointed by her Majesty's postmaster general for the receipt of letters and packets to be forwarded by the post, on the day of the date written upon such letter; and the privileged person whose name |